Members of the Trinity Tigers men's and women's tennis teams had excellent showings Friday and Saturday at a meet with the University of the Incarnate Word and St. Mary's, at UIW's Clarence Mabry Tennis Center.
In men's singles, Tiger senior Max Frey, who was an NCAA Division III semifinalist last May, went undefeated. Frey beat UIW's David Ballenger 6-0, 6-3; and Leury Arias 6-1, 6-3.
First-year Tiger Charlie Curtis was a 6-2, 4-1 (retired) winner over the Cardinals Aiden DeLeon; and Luke Trautman 6-3, 7-5. Jordan Mayer, also a new member of the Trinity team, defeated UIW's Kevin Rodriguez 6-3, 6-0; and Marcin Marczewski of St. mary's 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 (tiebreak instead of third set). Sophomore Arvind Fernando beat Marczewski 3-6, 6-4, 10-5; and St. Mary's Andrej Klipa 7-5, 7-5.
The women's singles event had Trinity first-year player Mackenzie Knoop beating UIW's Andi Botha 6-4, 6-2; and Ivanna Katavic 6-2, 6-1. Senior Katie Griffith defeated Maggie Doney of Incarnate Word 6-2, 6-2; and Casey Bulls 6-3, 6-2.
Trinity's women will compete Sept. 23-25 at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships at Tyler, Texas.
The Tiger men will host the ITA RegionalsSept. 30-Oct. 2, at McFarlin Tennis Center and the Trinity campus.
COLLEGE TENNIS
TRINITY-UIW-ST. MARY'S MEET
at University of the Incarnate Word
Friday, September 16
Men's Singles
Max Frey (TU) def. David Ballenger (UIW) – 6-0, 6-3
Erick DeLaFuente (TU) def. Leury Arias (UIW) – 6-3, 6-1
Greg Haugen (TU) def. Carlos Olvera (UIW) – 7-6 (7), 6-2
Chris Lawson (UIW) def. Ben Carroll (TU) – 6-2, 6-2
Aaron Skinner (TU) def. Branden Davis (UIW) – 6-4, 6-4
Luke Trautman (UIW) def. Brandon Thompson (TU) – 6-2, 6-1
Charlie Curtis (TU) def. Aiden DeLeon (UIW) – 6-2, 4-1 ret.
Jordan Mayer (TU) def. Kevin Rodriguez (UIW) – 6-3, 6-0
Arvind Fernando (TU) def. Marcin Marczewski (St.MU) – 3-6, 6-4, 10-5
Andrej Klipa (St.MU) def. Julio Benavides (TU) – 6-2, 6-3
Nestor Moreno (St.MU) def. Greg Marifian (TU) – 7-6 (5), 1-6, 10-3
Jake Williams (St.MU) def. Pablo Diaz Boom (TU) – 6-3, 6-4
Nick Mulkulcic (UIW) def. Eric Schluter (TU) – 7-6, 6-3
Brody Rodriguez (UIW) def. Thomas Knight (TU) – 6-1, 6-4
Carlos Olea (St.MU) def. Johan Hearns (UIW) – 6-0, 6-0
Men's Doubles
Frey/DeLaFuente (TU) def. Olvera/DeLeon (UIW) – 8-6
Haugen/Skinner (TU) def. Ballenger/Trautman (UIW) – 8-5
Arias/Lawson (UIW) def. Curtis/Thompson (TU) – 8-6
Carroll/Mayer (TU) def. Marczewski/Klipa (St.MU) – 8-5
Benavides/Fernando (TU) def. Moreno/Williams (St.MU) – 8-6
Mulkulcic/K. Rodriguez (UIW) def. Davis/Marifian (TU) - 8-5
Davis/B. Rodriguez (UIW) def. Schluter/Diaz Boom (TU) – 8-5
Women's Singles
Mackenzie Knoop (TU) def. Andi Botha (UIW) – 6-4, 6-2
Ivana Katavic (UIW) def. Kylie Hornbeck (TU) – 6-2, 6-3
Casey Bulls (UIW) def. Lavinia Bendandi (TU) – 6-3, 6-4
Alex Adams (UIW) def. Thavindra Ekanayake (TU) – 7-5, 6-1
Katie Griffith (TU) def. Maggie Doney (UIW) – 6-2, 6-2
Stephanie Williamson (TU) def. Francesca Basso (UIW) – 6-4, 7-5
Jill Simon (UIW) def. Kassie Seger (TU) – 6-3, 6-2
Valentine (St.MU) def. Michelle Gun-Munro (TU) – 6-0, 6-0
Denissia Gonzalez (St.MU) def. Melissa Ponder (TU) – 6-3, 6-1
Angeline DeOliviera (St.MU) def. Kathleen Lundquist (TU) – 6-1, 6-4
Kelly Cooper (St.MU) def. Laura Roa (TU) – 6-0, 6-3
Huong Huynh (St.MU) def. Laura Roa (TU) – 8-5
Women's Doubles
Knoop/Williamson (TU) def. Botha/Doney (UIW) – 9-7
Katavic/Bulls (UIW) def. Ekanayake/Hornbeck (TU) – 8-4
Seger/Griffith (TU) def. Adams/Basso (UIW) – 8-4
Lambrechts/DeOliviera def. Lundquist/Bendandi (TU) – 8-4
Ponder/Gun-Munro (TU) def. Gonzalez/Cooper (St.MU) – 8-6
Saturday, September 17
Men's Singles
Max Frey (TU) def. Leury Arias (UIW) – 6-1, 6-3
David Ballenger (UIW) def. Erick DeLaFuente (TU) – 7-6, 6-2
Chris Lawson (UIW) def. Greg Haugen (TU) – 6-4, 6-7, 12-10
Branden Davis (UIW) def. Ben Carroll (TU) – 6-3, 6-3
Carlos Olvera (UIW) def. Aaron Skinner (TU) – 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
Brandon Thompson (TU) def. Aiden DeLeon (UIW) – def.
Charlie Curtis (TU) def. Luke Trautman (UIW) – 6-3, 7-5
Jordan Mayer (TU) def. Marcin Marczewski (St.MU) – 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
Arvind Fernando (TU) def. Andrej Klipa (St.MU) – 7-5, 7-5
Julio Benavides (TU) def. Kevin Rodriguez (UIW) – 6-1, 6-2
Jake Williams (St.MU) def. Greg Marifian (TU) – 3-6, 7-5, 10-5
Nestor Morena (St.MU) def. Pablo Diaz Boom (TU) – 6-3, 6-3
Brody Rodriguez (UIW) def. Eric Schluter (TU) – 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
Thomas Knight (TU) def. Johan Hearns (UIW) – def.
Carlos Olea (St.MU) def. Nick Mulkulcic (UIW) – 6-4, 6-0
Men's Doubles
DNF – Rained Out
Women's Singles
Mackenzie Knoop (TU) def. Ivanna Katavic (UIW) – 6-2, 6-1
Andi Botha (UIW) def. Kylie Hornbeck (TU) – 6-4, 6-0
Alex Adams (UIW) def. Lavinia Bendandi (TU) – 7-5, 6-1
Maggie Doney (UIW) def. Thavindra Ekanayake (TU) – 6-2, 6-2
Katie Griffith (TU) def. Casey Bulls (UIW) – 6-3, 6-2
Angeline DeOliviera (St.MU) def. Stephanie Williamson (TU) – 6-2, 6-4
Denissia Gonzalez (St.MU) def. Kassie Seger (TU) – 6-1, 6-1
Michelle Gun-Munro (TU) def. Huong Huynh (St.MU) – 0-6, 6-4, 10-3
Francesca Basso (UIW) def. Melissa Ponder (TU) – 6-3, 2-6, 10-1
Kelly Cooper (St.MU) def. Kathleen Lundquist (TU) – 6-1, 6-4
Jill Simon (UIW) vs. Erica Carmona (St.MU) – DNF – Rain
Laura Roa (TU) vs. Michelle Barbaro (UIW) – DNF – Rain
Women's Doubles
Cancelled – Rained Out